Dick's Furniture and Upholstery

Calgary, AB

Dick's Furniture and Upholstery

Calgary, AB

custom upholsterer

Calgary, AB (view on map)

Posted 13 days ago

Job Description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• Warehouse
• Restaurant

Tasks

• Discuss upholstery fabric, colour and style with customers
• Provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
• Replace worn-out webbing, springs and other furniture parts
• Lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery
• Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons
• Repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
• Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
• Garnish the bottom and the back of a seat with interoven rattan
• Replace damaged windows and repair upholstery

Type of materials

• Leather

Type of industry experience

• Furniture and fixtures manufacturing company
• Furniture upholstery and repair shop
• Specialty seat manufacturing company

Specialization or experience

• Antique furniture and furnishings
• Seats for stadiums, halls etc.
• Furniture

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Variable or compressed work week

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination